Based on official statistics, India’s rice exports from January through June 2004 totaled
around 1.5 million tons (Tables 1-3), including 610,000 tons of basmati rice. July - October
2004 exports, based on shipment data provided by a private shipping agency, are estimated
at around 800,000 tons (Table 4), taking January – October 2004 exports to around 2.3
million tons.